The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02
Crime and Casually.

Register.
Crime and Casualty.
PTTTsBURG, May 81, II p. ma
special from Altoona, just received
says: The fast line west bound traiI
was derailed near Kittanning Point to
night. The accident was caused by the
axle of an east bound freight train
breaking about the time the two trains
met. The report says three men were
killed and twelve wounded. A number
of physicians have gone to the scene OF
the wreck. No particulars yet.
A REVEREND BALLOT BOX SUFFER-.
MILWAUKEE, May 27.-Steps have
been taken by Racine election officers
to institute legal proceedings against
the Rev. Olympia Brown Wilson on
the charge of attempting to stuff the
ballot box.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
ALTOONA, Pa, May 27.-To-night as
the fast line, west, was nearing Kittan-
ming Point, the wheel ON a car on a
train east burst and the cal
crashed into two passenger coaches
with terrible effect, killing instantly
four men and injuring many others.
kilograms were Immediately sent to
this city for physicians and all that
could be procured hurried to the
wreck. The-killed are: Dial Graham,
son of ex-Speaker Graham, Allegheny
Pa; j. H. Stauffer, of Louisville, Ohio;
Wymer Snyder, "A One-legged man of
Shamokin, Pa. John Doris, a newsboy,
East Liberty Pennsylvania. Frank
McCue of No. IS East Thirty-Third
Street, New York City; will die.
Charles Beidelman of Brenfield, Noble
County Ind, Els dying. The injured
are: A. Agen, Fayetteville, n. Y,
head and side, not serious; Clara
Albert, of Flint, Mich, slightly in
jured; Rev. John Alfred, of Beaver
Falls, slightly Injured; Hattie Lichett,
not seriously; Rev. r. II. Porter, col
ored, of Detroit, Mich; Edith Gels,
aged IL, travelling with her mother,
who was Frustrated by the shock, was
not injured to any extent. No passen-
gers occupying sleeping or parior cars
were injured. The accident was an
one and the worst that
has happened for years on the Penn
sylvania railroad. The injured were
brought to this city and made as COM
Portable as possible.
WRECKED IN A wASHOUT.
MORRIsvILLE, VT, May q: An
Johnsburg s. Lake Champlain Railroad
ran into Il wasIfout ten miles east of
here this afternoon. The fireman was
killed. and the conductor and engineer
were badly injured. The engine and
five caJ are in the washout.
HUGE CONFEDERATION.
NEW YORK, May 27.-The fire at the
Belt Line stable was under control at 4
O'Clock this morning. Elizabeth Walsh,
aged T6 years, an occupant of house No.
$40 West Fifty-fourth street which was
burned, was sick in her bed. The po-
lice rescued her and brought her to the
fright aud shock. The stables are a
complete wreck and the tenementS on
the streets facing the stables are also
burned. There were fourteen hun
bred horses in the stables, only one
hundred of which were saved.
The loss is estimated at 81 ,345 900. The
fire ragged from 1.30 O'Clock until day
break and the sun rose upon scene OF
desolation, but the tired firemen were
masters of the situation. The bodies
of 200 horses were roasting in the
stables. More than one hundred fam
lilies, mostly very yOOrPeopie, have been
Frustrated by their losses. Men, Wom-
en- and children wandered all night
aimlessIy over the ruins of Their
wrecked homes, bereft of their all and
bewildered at the sudden and crushing
blow. So far as known the old lady
above mentioned was the only victim
among the tenants. The insurance
will be less than S50O,000- The losses
of the tenants of the FIVE tenement
houses burned is estimated at $40 900
FIRED BY BURGLARS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May AT
O'Clock this morning the dry goods
establishment of III. Z. WATSON 81 Co.
wo II and IA West Washington street
fiaS discovered on fire and before the
Names were subdued it was badly dam
aged The file is believed to have beer
caused by burglars. Mr.. WATSON esti
mates his loss at 600, which i;
fully insured.
A SERIOUS WRECK.
ST. LOUIS, May GA special from
Houston Texas says: a serious WRECK
occurred on the Houston s. Texas Rail
way between WaXahachie and Carrot
The engineer and fireman were killed
BANDITS SURPRISED.
ST. LOUIS, May IA special from
Brownsville, Texas, says: A party o
seven bandits, who have been raidin,
near Tic Cano lake, were surprised b,
Sheriff Bristo and posse on Wednesda,
and two of them were captured. Ces
aria Ayala, the leader, mounted hors
under heavy fire and escaped. Mex
morning he and his party were am
| pushed and he again escaped into tn
| chaparal. On the same day part
| attacked the Mexican customs guar
near San Miguel. A sharp fight en-
| sued and an officer killed one of tn
bandits. and he himself was desperate
| ly wounded.
THE TRAIN ROBBERS.
| ST.. LOUIS, May ga special froI
Austin. Texas, says: Joe Barbour, til
| suspected train robbef, was appre
| hended on the fact that a package {
paper was found where the robbers d
| Yided their booty bearing Barbour
name, and that he had four twenty
dollar bills which had been stitched Il
gether Among the plundered pacl
/ ages one had contained four twenty
dollar bills. None of the five prisoner
have yet furnished bail. They are tr!
ing to get the services of ex-Govern(
Ireland to defend them.
SENTENCED TO HANG.
NEW YORK, May N.-Greenwal
was sentenced this morning TO |
hanged July Is.
A BRUTAL MURDER.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 27.-The Pi
4 neer Press has news of a brutal mu
der near Fergus Falls. where Mi
Lilly Field was to-day found in ne
pen with her throat cut and diseI
bowled. A Scandinavian hired ms
named Nels Olson Holung is Suppose
to be the murderer, as she was le
alone with him this morning and he
missing. The neighbors are ont
, force looking for him and the police
the twin cities have been notified
ADVICE so MelhsFs.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrl
should always be used for ehiIdr,